Studio portraits coming soon!!

YAY! Danielle and I are so excited about our forthcoming studio portraits with Vienne! We asked our friend, Heather, to take some professional snaps - indoors and out - of Vienne and us a family. First, we started off in Heather's studio against a black backdrop. We brought several outfits for Vienne (including her birthday suit!) as well as some cutsey props like Danielle's old teddy bear from when she was Vienne's age. After about an hour indoors, we noticed that we were blessed with a sunny (but nippy) day outside and we took advantage of it by cruising up the road to the rhododendron garden across from Reed College in S. E. Portland. While there weren't any visible rhododendrons in bloom, it was quite breathtaking nonetheless. Heather snapped our photos - solo with Vienne as well as family shots - next to waterfalls, ponds and fountains. Through the whole process, Vienne was just a dream. She posed and posed and posed with a smile on her face throughout. It wasn't until much later, at the gardens, that she started to become cranky, then eventually fell asleep in mid-photo shoot. That was a sign to call it a day and head home to prepare for Halloween!

Below are just a couple sneak previews of the photos and unedited, raw video footage of the days events. Click on the photos below to see larger versions.

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